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UNIVERSIDAD INTERAMERICANA - COSTA
RICA |
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400 (PE-400/C400R) |
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TEACHING PHILOSOPHY |
The
Universidad Interamericana teaching philosophy
is to integrate each of the four skills:
reading, writing, listening, and speaking
through task-based activities and link them
to real-world, contemporary topics in order
to provide a global perspective of the Spanish
language. In addition, practical life skills
and learning strategies are taught in a
student-centered, Spanish-only environment.
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COURSE
GUIDELINES |
1.
This course is taught in Spanish and it
is mandatory that students communicate in
Spanish in the classroom.
2. Classes start on time. Arriving more
than 10 minutes late is equivalent to being
tardy. Three tardies equals one absence.
Students who arrive more than 30 minutes
late are marked absent. A student who accumulates
three (3) or more absences fails the course
unless he/she makes up the missed classes.
A student must attend make-up classes at
his/her level or at a higher level. All
missed classes must be made up within one
week of the missed class. All make ups must
be done before the last two classes. All
make ups must be done before the last two
classes. A professor has the right, but
not the obligation to make special arrangements
to make up missed time when there is an
extraordinary case.
3. Homework assignments and all other assignments
must be handed in on the due date.
4. Quizzes and Exams must be taken on the
assigned date and will only be made up in
case of emergencies. If an emergency occurs,
it is the student’s responsibility
to communicate with the professor and make
arrangements. There is a 10,000 colon charge
for make-up tests/activities which require
the professor’s presence; said fee
may be waived by the academic direction
in the case of documented emergencies.
5. The course evaluation consists of a class
project (20%), an oral exam (20%), a mid-term
exam (25%), a final exam (25%), and in-class
oral grade (10%). Course evaluation may
vary. In said cases, students are informed
of the variation within the first two class
sessions. |
COURSE DESCRIPTION |
This
course continues to develop on the skills
acquired in Español 300, but students
begin to work with more advanced communicative
goals. This course is appropriate
for strong students who have completed three
semesters of strong high school Spanish
or one and a half semesters of strong university
level Spanish. Material seen in
this class is at the B-1 level of the Common
European Framework. |
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COURSE GOALS |
General course
goals for the four areas of language are listed
in the table shown below
| Listening |
Reading |
The student is
able to identify both explicit details
and inferred meaning in common small
talk etc . . . As further evidence
of improved functional language, the
student can also correctly identify
fact and opinion for the purpose of
making simple judgments. |
The student is
able to follow most simple written
instructions having up to six different
steps. The student is also able to
appropriately access and use a wide
variety of common reference sources
as a means of completing personal
tasks. |
| Speaking |
Writing |
The student is
able to tell simple stories about
everyday activities. He/She can negotiate
most simple sales activities with
little trouble. Furthermore, the student
can also take simple phone messages. |
The student is
able to write both short texts of
explanation and brief presentations
of future intentions. Additionally,
the student is able to effectively
complete standard simple forms. |
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REQUIRED TEXT |
En
acción 2 student book. enCLAVE ELE,
2005. A different, but similar text may
be substituted according to the criteria
of the Universidad Interamericana.
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